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May 2024
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ROLLUP: $EIGEN Token Launch | CZ Going t...

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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup
First Week Of May
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
00:00:00 Start

00:01:04 David's Eye Update
https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1783846598813814785 

00:05:52 Markets
https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/btc-usd 
https://pro.kraken.com/app/trade/eth-usd 
https://twitter.com/nicrypto/status/1785607112682246286 

00:11:17 BTC Miners Struggling 
https://twitter.com/RhoRider/status/1784720608691159410 

00:13:55 BTC to $3.8 Million?
https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1785695402819207296 

00:18:52 Solana Season Over?
https://x.com/0xGumshoe/status/1784240017017069849 

00:25:31 The $EIGEN StakeDrop
https://twitter.com/eigenfoundation/status/1785000124646572108 

00:30:31 The 2 Token Model
https://imgur.com/YE7PBL3 

00:34:36 Distribution Details
https://imgur.com/y7BEqUu 

00:39:29 Locked Tokens
https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/1785729436895084571 

00:47:33 Eigen Team Perspective
https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1785373696862924997 

00:56:51 Industrial Airdrop Farmers
https://twitter.com/Takuiten/status/1785220889161998635 

01:01:05 CZ Sentenced to Jail
https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1785384669812273570 
https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1785465555899822488 
https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1785388427849961678 

01:08:48 Stripe Crypto Support
https://x.com/collision/status/1783559623511011535 
https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1783854777622724683 

01:10:55 Visa's Onchain Dashboard
https://twitter.com/cuysheffield/status/1783471909533106610 

01:12:04 USDC overtakes Tether
https://visaonchainanalytics.com/transactions 
https://x.com/paoloardoino/status/1785645617651274040 

01:13:42 Tokenizing Treasuries
https://www.franklintempleton.com/press-releases/news-room/2024/franklin-templeton-announces-availability-of-peer-to-peer-transfers-for-franklin-onchain-u.s.-government-money-fund 

01:14:55 AAVE V4
https://x.com/aave/status/1785749923893223485 

01:17:22 Coinbase Integrates Lightning Network
https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-integrates-bitcoins-lightning-network-in-partnership-with

01:17:58 The War on Crypto
https://consensys.io/blog/consensys-suing-sec-to-defend-ethereum-ecosystem 
https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240425 
https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1783586883194265820 

01:22:12 Square and Cash App Investigated
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1785751225062809832 

01:22:56 Roger Ver Tax Fraud
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/early-bitcoin-investor-charged-tax-fraud 

01:24:37 Etherscan Bankless Partnership!
https://twitter.com/etherscan/status/1785357882181214215 

01:25:42 Meme of The Week
https://x.com/dabit3/status/1785886486165942380 

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